Hoekstra warns terror trials could take years Nov 16, 2009
the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said that the civilian trials of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other terror suspects would drag on as the defendants use trials as a venue to promote ideology. "We're going to go back to New York City to the scene of the tragedy on 9/11," Hoekstra said during an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS. "We're now going to rip that wound wide open for two, three, four years as we go through the circus... (TheHill.com)
Hoekstra: White House Blocking Investigation of Fort Hood Massacre Nov 11, 2009
Pete Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, tells Newsmax that the White House intervened to keep him from obtaining critical information regarding the Fort Hood murders. The Michigan legislator also warned that "homegrown jihadism" is a real threat to the U.S., and said a thorough investigation of Major Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre, would help authorities learn how to deal with it. (Newsmax)
The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence Nov 7, 2009
The next month, a report from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the DNI in unusually strong language, concluding that U.S. officials "do not have an adequate understanding of the size and composition of the contractor work force, a consistent and well-articulated method for assessing contractor performance, or strategies for managing a combined staff-contractor workforce.". U.S. intelligence budgets are classified, and all discussions about them in Congress are held in secret. (Salon)
Saying 'No' to Gitmo North Oct 23, 2009
Anna Eshoo (D-Cal) is the chair of a subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence called the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management. If you glance at her quickly, you could easily mistake her in appearance and mannerisms for the California harridans, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. (Human Events Online)
FBI outlines case against Tarek Mehanna in terror plot Oct 23, 2009
The House permanent Select Committee on Intelligence heard testimony in May 2005 in which terrorist organizations' Internet presence was described as "a critical component of their strategies to engage in propaganda, recruit, raise funds, operationally communicate, in essence, to perform the necessary support functions of terror.". The government's case falls somewhere in the middle of recent terrorism cases in terms of its seriousness, experts say. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Politics Rules Oct 10, 2009
a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke with HUMAN EVENTS yesterday about ground truth in Afghanistan and political truths in Washington, D.C. Rogers is a former U.S. Army officer and company commander as well as a former FBI Special Agent. I know General McChrystal personally, Rogers said. (Human Events Online)
Rep. Hastings wants timeline to end 'Don't ask, don't tell' Oct 8, 2009
the vice chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, asked the Obama administration to set up a date by which the U.S. would phase out its ban on gay and lesbian soldiers serving in the military. "While President Obama has indicated his desire to have Dont Ask, Dont Tell repealed, Congress has yet to receive indication from the Executive that it is ready to proceed with a repeal process that requires leadership on all fronts," Hastings wrote Gates on Wednesday. (TheHill.com)
Time for Honest Answers on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Oct 7, 2009
Recent revelations about Iran s nuclear weapons program are presenting our elected leaders and our intelligence agencies with a crisis of confidence -- a crisis they could have avoided if they had objectively looked at the evidence about Iran s nuclear program over the last five-plus years like the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence did in 2006 ... Pete Hoekstra represents the 2nd district of Michigan and is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on... (Human Events Online)
Appeals court rules against Ashcroft Sep 5, 2009
BOISE, Idaho A federal appeals court has ruled that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be sued by people who claim they were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11, and called the government practice "repugnant to the Constitution." FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2009 file photo, former Attorney General John Ashcroft talks to reporters after meeting with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about the controversy regarding the Foreign Intelligence... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case Sep 5, 2009
FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2009 file photo, former Attorney General John Ashcroft talks to reporters after meeting with the House Permanent Select Committee on (Lauren Victoria Burke, file / AP). Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case. (Albany Times Union)
Dealing With The Secret Government Aug 28, 2009
Congressman Rush Holt, a New Jersey Democrat, has served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence since 2003 ... The original Church Committee ushered in an era of reforms that we've come to take for granted: the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts and executive orders banning assassinations. (CBS News)
Gitmo North? Aug 5, 2009
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Obama Turns On Freedom Around the Globe Jul 31, 2009
Former Ohio Congressman Bob McEwen served as member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He currently serves as Chairman of Renewing American Leadership. (Townhall.com)
INTELLIGENCE GAMES Jul 20, 2009
is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. lect. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Langevin to Replace Tauscher as Chairman of Armed Services Subpanel Jul 11, 2009
Congressman Langevin has been a member of the House Armed Services Committee for many years, and also brings invaluable experience as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. I am confident he will be an excellent chairman and make us proud as we work to protect Americans and preserve our national security," Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) said in a statement. Langevin will assume his post immediately. July 6, 12 a.m. While Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is... (Roll Call)
Dems Spend More On Global Bailout Than Troops In Military Bill Jun 18, 2009
Rob Bishop (R-Utah) offering an independent resolution that would require the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to create a four-person special select subcommittee to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s slanders of the CIA.. Democrats ruled the resolution out of order then voted to table the appeal to the ruling which for all intents and purposes killed the resolution. (Human Events Online)
UPDATED: Pelosi Investigation Demanded on House Floor Jun 17, 2009
Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is offering an independent resolution that would require the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to create a four-person special select subcommittee to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s slanders of the CIA. ... WHEREAS, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, a Representative from California, served from 1997 to 2002 as Ranking Democratic Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and. (Human Events Online)
What Pelosi Can Learn from Durbin Jun 1, 2009
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Force a Vote Against the Coverups May 20, 2009
Coverup Number Two is the White House s refusal to order the CIA to release the briefing memoranda of the September 4, 2002 in which the CIA says it briefed Pelosi, then ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (and then-Rep. Porter Goss) on, ;the use of EITs [enhanced interrogation methods] on Abu Zubaydeh, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed. (Human Events Online)
Richard Milhous Pelosi May 18, 2009
The CIA compilation says that Pelosi was one of two members of Congress -- the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence -- who attended a September 4, 2002 briefing described as, Briefing on EITs [enhanced interrogation methods] including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed. (Emphasis added). (Human Events Online)
Who You Calling Debriefed? May 16, 2009
I may be off target here (and please correct me if I am), but it seems like Pelosi would have been briefed as part of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 107th Congress, right. I have no problem going after anyone who could have stopped our country from systematically violating its own laws and did nothing, but it seems like we're going to need a bigger net. (Slate)
Pelosi: What Did She Know, And When? May 15, 2009
On Sept. 4, 2002, Pelosi, then the ranking Democratic member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was personally briefed with Committee Chairman Porter Goss on what the CIA called "enhanced interrogation techniques," or EITs. In particular, the CIA briefed the members on the use of these techniques on Abu Zubaydah, a high-ranking al-Qaida operative captured in Pakistan the previous March. (Newsmax)
Dems: CIA briefers may have broken law... May 15, 2009
" Get alerted everytime your favorite reporter posts a story Email: Like this story? Share it with others. Follow POLITICO on Read more stories in . Most Emailed News Stories Reader's Comments (818) Show the first 20 comments POST Replies: 818 Party: Conservative Reply #1 Date: May. 14, 2009 - 4:30 PM EST Well, here we go. The dems-on-crack start playing the "blame game" on others instead of themselves. Come on Princess Pelosi, get off of your botox and admit you were briefed and knew all about... (The Drudge Report)
Obama: Look on the Bright Side May 10, 2009
The WSJ goes and says Pelosi and the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence were jointly briefed on the use of torture by the CIA in 2002. The NYT fronts the latest details on the murder of a 21-year-old Wesleyan University student earlier this week, revealing that the suspect in her murder, , who was arraigned yesterday, had had a privileged upbringing in an affluent Massachusetts suburb, graduated from prep school, and completed a stint in the Navy. (Slate)
Is Pelosi a War Criminal? Apr 28, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- then the ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence -- was briefed on CIA interrogation techniques including waterboarding when they were begun in 2002 ... (In fact, according to the before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of Stephen Cambone then Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Rumsfeld refused to approve waterboarding by Defense Department interrogators on December 2, 2002 when the CIA was doing it. (Human Events Online)
69 comments Mar 23, 2009
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Able Danger leader offers Swenchonises helping hand Mar 21, 2009
I turned this information over to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) back in 2006 but nothing came of it. This may be a point, and now a point in time to get Congress to look at this again. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Charles Freeman Withdraws as NIC Chairman Mar 11, 2009
Freeman did not show up at a scheduled hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday, and National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair has accepted his decision not to proceed with assuming the post. Freeman "has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed. Director Blair accepted Ambassador Freemans decision with regret," Blair's office said in a statement. (Newsmax)
Arrest imminent in 2001 murder of former Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy, parents told Feb 22, 2009
The relationship between the former intern - her internship had come to an end shortly before her disappearance, just as she was preparing to return to California - and the much-older congressman, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prompted fevered speculation and intense media coverage. Police never named Condit a suspect, and Condit's staffers at the time consistently said the public attention to the congressman was distracting police from the investigation. (Anchorage Daily News)
Arrest imminent in Chandra Levy case Feb 22, 2009
The relationship between the former Bureau of Prisons intern and the much-older congressman, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prompted fevered speculation and intense media coverage. Condit's defenders say the public attention to the congressman distracted police. (Fresno Bee)
5 Gitmo Showstoppers Feb 20, 2009
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